20211223 Three shops gutted in fire at Kumarapuram
India Dec 23 2021 “Building” “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Three shops gutted in fire at Kumarapuram
Updated: 2021-12-23
Thiruvananthapuram: Three shops at Kumarapuram were gutted completely in a fire outbreak that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. A loss of around Rs 20 lakh is estimated in the mishap.
According to fire and rescue services personnel, the fire outbreak was reported around 3 pm. A fancy store named KV Collections owned by Stephen George, a medical store named Aswas Medicals owned by Rajeev and a barber shop owned by Rameshan are the shops that got gutted.
The shops were located near AJ Hall at Kumarapuram. As soon as they received the call, four units of fire fighting teams, three from Chackai fire station, and one from Thiruvananthapuram station, were immediately dispatched to the spot. They successfully put out the fire by around 4 pm.
Chackai fire station officer K N Shaji, who led the operations, said that the fire is suspected to have started in the fancy store. They had additional stock in the shop in connection with Christmas sales. Most of the stock was electrical materials such as ornamental lights. However, the actual cause of the fire can only be assessed after the examination by electrical inspectorate experts, the officer said.
Web Source: The Times of India